Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 24:14
And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur [are] with you: if any man have any matters to do, let him come unto them.
14. And unto the elders he said ] viz. before going up into the mount ( v. 13). The elders are not the seventy mentioned by J in vv. 1, 9 (among whom Hur is not named, and who are not likely to have had forensic differences while waiting for Moses’ return), but the elders in the camp, who would naturally take the lead during Moses’ absence, and who are bidden here not to move (with the camp) from where they are, till he and Joshua return. Perhaps (Nld., We., B.) elders is even a harmonistic correction for people, suggested by vv. 1, 9.
whosoever hath a cause, &c.] if during Moses’ absence any differences arise among the people, requiring for their settlement the intervention of a judge, they must be referred to Aaron and Hur (Exo 17:10; Exo 17:12), as his representatives. The judicial organization established in ch. 18 does not seem to be presupposed; the verse thus supports the conclusion (p. 162) that ch. 18 once stood after ch. 24.
a cause ] lit. words: see on Exo 23:8; cf. (for the Heb.) Isa 50:8.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 14. Tarry ye here for us] Probably Moses did not know that he was to continue so long on the mount, nor is it likely that the elders tarried the whole forty days where they were: they doubtless, after waiting some considerable time, returned to the camp; and their return is supposed to have been the grand cause why the Israelites made the golden calf, as they probably reported that Moses was lost.
Aaron and Hur are with you] Not knowing how long he might be detained on the mount, and knowing that many cases might occur which would require the interference of the chief magistrate, Moses constituted them regents of the people during the time he should be absent.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
For us, i.e. for me and Joshua, and here, i.e. in the camp, where he was when he spake these words; for it was where not only Aaron and Hur, but the people might come, as it here follows, and therefore not upon the mount. Moses had made
Aaron and Hur joint-commissioners, to determine hard causes which were brought to them from the elders, according to the order, Exo 18:22. Some make Aaron the ecclesiastical head, and Hur the civil head; but Aaron was not authorized for ecclesiastical matters till Exo 28.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
14. he said unto the elders, Tarryye here for usThere is a circular valley or hollow a good wayup on the brow of Jebel Musa, which was their halting place, while healone was privileged to ascend the highest peak. The people stoodbelow, as in the “outer court,” the elders in the “holyplace,” Moses, as a type of Christ, in “the holy ofholies.”
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And he said unto the elders,…. The seventy elders which were selected out of the several tribes of Israel, and now about to return to the camp:
tarry ye here for us; meaning himself and Joshua, who was going with him:
until we come again unto you; perhaps Moses might not know how long his stay would be at the top of the mount, but supposed it would be some time by the provision he makes for hearing and adjusting cases in his absence:
and behold, Aaron and Hur are with you; Hur is not mentioned before, as being with Moses and the rest; but doubtless he was, at least it is highly probable he was one of the seventy elders of him,
[See comments on Ex 17:10].
if any man have any matters to do: any cases to be considered, any cause to be tried in difference between him and another man, and which cannot be determined by the inferior judges, is too difficult for them to take in hand:
let him come unto them; bring his case before them, and have their advice and opinion, and be determined by them.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
14. Tarry ye here for us, until we come again. I do not take the words so precisely as to suppose that he commanded them to stand still in the same place; but since he was just about to be separated from intercourse with men, I suppose, that our earthly dwelling-place is indicated by the adverb, (322) since it immediately follows, that if anything should occur, Aaron and Hur were to be his substitutes for ruling the people and settling quarrels. For, since care and anxiety might beset their minds, as being deprived of their only guide in counsel, and minister of safety, he offers this consolation to relieve their despondency. Hence it follows that they were sent back to occupy their charge, which could not be the case, unless they were in communication with the people. We are not aware whether Moses was pre-informed as to the time (of his absence, (323)) although it is more probable that he was in doubt and suspense, until he penetrated into the secret counsel of God. From the last verse but one, we learn, that though the majesty of God was more clearly revealed to the elders, still it was conspicuous to all, from the least to the greatest, lest any excuse for ignorance should remain; for when the fire was seen burning for six continuous days, as if it would consume the mountain, how could they afterwards pretend that it was not fully understood from what Author the Law proceeded?
(322) “Le mot d ’ ici; ” the word here. — Fr.
(323) Added from Fr.
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
(14) He said unto the elders.Moses understood that his stay in the mount was about to be a prolonged one (see Exo. 24:12). He therefore prudently determined to make arrangements for the government and direction of the people during his absence. Aaron his brother, and Hur, the father of Bezaleel, perhaps his brother- in-law, seemed to him the fittest persons to exercise authority over the people during his absence; and accordingly he named them as the persons to whom application was to be made under any circumstances of difficulty.
Here.In the plain below the mountain. The injunction was that the camp should not be moved until Moses came down, however long he might be detained by the Divine colloquy.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
14. Tarry ye Moses appeared to know that he would be absent from the camp some time, and hence the instructions here given to the elders .
Aaron and Hur Comp . Exo 17:10; Exo 17:12, notes . It would seem that Moses and Joshua parted from the elders on the spot where they ate and drank together, (Exo 24:11😉 in which case it is of course to be understood that the elders would return to the camp and abide in their tents as usual until Moses returned . Possibly, however, as Keil supposes, Moses and the elders went down again to the camp together after the covenant meal .
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Gen 22:5 .
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Exo 24:14 And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur [are] with you: if any man have any matters to do, let him come unto them.
Ver. 14. And Hur. ] See Trapp on “ Exo 17:10 “
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Tarry ye: Exo 32:1, Gen 22:5, 1Sa 10:8, 1Sa 13:8-13
Hur: Exo 17:10, Exo 17:12
if any man: Exo 18:25, Exo 18:26
Reciprocal: Exo 18:16 – a matter 1Ki 2:34 – and fell